Pentair PLC stock falls 1.99% and underperforms rivals for fourth day
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
Pentair PLC stock falls 1.99% and underperforms rivals for fourth day
9 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 1
The shares closed at $79.10 as the S&P 500 rose 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.31% to 49,499.27.
Pentair ended 30.58% below its 52-week high of $113.95, reached on 3 October, extending a four-session losing streak.
Among peers, Dover fell 0.27%, Ingersoll Rand dropped 2.34% and Xylem lost 2.36%, while Pentair trading volume of 1.9 million topped its 50-day average of 1.7 million.
Can a multi-trillion dollar water boom lift Pentair's stock despite its struggling consumer pool business?
With record earnings and a dividend hike, is Pentair's stock drop an overreaction or a sign of deeper trouble?